Saxophonist Fred Anderson, whose Chicago club is known for promoting contemporary jazz, dies
By APThursday, June 24, 2010
Chicago jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson dies at 81
CHICAGO — A saxophonist whose Chicago club is known as one of the cradles of contemporary jazz has died. Fred Anderson was 81.
His sons, Eugene and Michael Anderson, said their father died Thursday but declined to offer additional details.
The Louisiana-born Anderson performed in relative obscurity until the tenor saxophonist’s rise to prominence came in the 1990s. Music companies began to release recordings of his work to favorable reviews and he became a regular on the jazz-festival circuit in the United States and Europe.
Anderson opened the Velvet Lounge in Chicago in 1982. At times, he did everything from collecting the $10 cover charge to jamming on stage to taking out the garbage.
Tags: Bars And Clubs, Chicago, Illinois, North America, Obituaries, Recreation And Leisure, United States
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